tonne

[ tuhn ]

noun

1. metric ton.

tonne

/ tʌn /

noun

1. a unit of mass equal to 1000 kg or 2204.6 pounds Also called (not in technical use)metric ton

Word History and Origins

Origin of tonne¹

From French, dating back to 1900–05; ton ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of tonne¹

from French

Example Sentences

“We are never going to sell a tonne that isn’t third-party verified simply because we don’t want to be a part of anything that could even just sound shady,” he wrote.

From MIT Technology Review

Pull To Refresh has already begun discussions with companies about purchasing “kelp tonnes” from the seaweed it’ll eventually grow.

From MIT Technology Review

Fossil smuggling is quite a problem in Brazil today, with smugglers “taking fossils out of the country in tonnes per month,” according to Nature.

From Popular-Science

Now, if your website auditing tool leaves you with tonnes of uncategorized data, you’ll have to spend hours, if not days, processing it.

From Search Engine Land

Thousands of tonnes of untreated and unsegregated waste pollute the country’s land, water and air, while serving as toxic foraging grounds for a plethora of wild animals.

From Quartz

“Fantasy was like a pulse to her,” Vogue Fashion Director Tonne Goodman says of Vreeland in the film.

From The Daily Beast

When he comes to large weights, does he not commonly abjure the 1,000 kilos and write one tonne?

From Project Gutenberg

I think it is Chamfort who says, that "un sot qui a un moment d'esprit, tonne et scandalise comme des chevaux de fiacre au galop."

From Project Gutenberg

Pour moi, qu'en sant mme un autre monde tonne,Qui crois l'me immortelle, et que c'est Dieu qui tonne.

From Project Gutenberg

However, the Scandinavian Tonne is yet larger and recalls the big acres of northern England.

From Project Gutenberg

The letter of Mr. Kidder relative to the "pretty pynnace of about thirty tonne," is again referred to by your correspondent.

From Project Gutenberg